London airport adds check-in kiosks to handle passenger growth

July 10, 2007

LONDON — The United Kingdom's Bristol International airport is switching to SITA's AirportConnect common use terminal equipment open IT platform.   According…

Air France, KLM airlines add mobile check-in

June 28, 2007

The Register: Air France and KLM have launched a mobile phone check-in service using SMS for confirmation. Initially the service will be available on…

SMS airline check-in travels to India

June 26, 2007

NEW DELHI (India) — Jet Airways has launched SMS (short messaging) check in for its frequent-flyer passengers following the launch of its mobile-ticketing…

NCR launches enhanced hotel self-service kiosk

June 26, 2007

ATLANTA — NCR Corp. has announced the launch of its hotel self-service kiosk solution, NCR Xpress Hotel.   According to a news release, NCR Xpress Hotel's…

Kiosk prints hometown newspapers from remote locations

June 24, 2007

HONG KONG — Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong has introduced the Satellite Newspaper KiOSK, a newspaper-printing kiosk that allows guests to print local and…

Northwest expects $102M in self-service revenue

June 24, 2007

Canadian Business Online: Fresh out of bankruptcy, Northwest Airlines Corp. says it expects to make $102 million in non-ticket revenue this year from fliers…

Thai Airways launches more self-service kiosks

May 31, 2007

Internet Travel News: Thai Airways International has launched a new range of passenger self-service functionality using SITA's Integration Platform. The new…

NCR nabs kiosk deal with US Airways

May 30, 2007

ATLANTA — US Airways has signed agreements with NCR Corp. to deploy self-service check-in solutions from Kinetics, an NCR subsidiary, at all 107 US Airways…

U.K. airport group deploys more kiosks

April 23, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — British-owned airports operator Manchester Airports Group has ordered an additional 22 SelfServ common use self-service (CUSS) kiosks from…

Concierge kiosk meets hotel self-service needs

March 27, 2007

Impart Media Group Inc., a provider of end-to-end networked digital signage solutions, and Advanced Method, a designer of rich-media content, have announced a…

Chicago Hyatt to deploy NEC digital signage and wayfinding solutions

March 27, 2007

CHICAGO — NEC Display Solutions of America Inc. announced a digital signage deployment project with Hospitality Partners and Omnivex software to provide a…

Kiosks take over hotel front desks

March 26, 2007

NewsObserver.com: Something is disappearing from hotel lobbies in North Carolina: the imposing, impersonal front desk. Desks that resemble tables or podiums…

Continental brings self check-in to Belize

March 20, 2007

BELIZE — Continental Airlines announced recently that it has successfully installed self check-in kiosks at the International Airport in Belize. Continental…

US Airways still having problems with kiosks

March 15, 2007

USA Today: US Airways is still struggling to get glitches out of its recently merged reservations systems. The airline's self-service kiosks have been hit…

Glitch continues for US Airways

March 5, 2007

Witntv.com: US Airways Group Inc. says it will continue to pull additional ticket agents and ask passengers to use Web-based check-in kiosks. The…

US Airways tech glitch delays passengers

March 4, 2007

Associated Press: A problem with a computerized reservation system caused delays for US Airways passengers March 4 , airline officials said. Airline…

Kiosks make boarding passes available at hotels

February 18, 2007

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Hoteliers can now provide their patrons with a compact, stylish computer-access kiosk that can streamline guest service by freeing up…

Airline kiosk enable travelers to rebook at terminals

February 18, 2007

Cbs4Denver.com: Frontier Airlines has plans to make it possible for passengers to rebook tickets from canceled flights or make future reservations at kiosks…

Kiosks, RFID take hold in hotel industry

February 6, 2007

Hotelmotel.com: Building and strengthening a property's technology backbone will have widespread benefits in 2007 and beyond. Consultants advise hoteliers to…

Hyatt deploys boarding pass kiosks in lobbies

American Exhibits, Hyatt, VSi, partner for airline ticket kiosks. The deal gives all U.S. and Canadian Hyatt guests access to in-lobby ticket printing.